“Sarap palang ma-inlove,” said Diether Ocampo when Boy Abunda asked how much in-love he is with current girlfriend Rima Ostwani, on last night’s episode of Showbiz News Ngayon (April 20).

He explained that he never knew the true meaning of the phrase growing old with someone until Rima came into his life. “Dati kung nasasabi ko ‘yan, probably I never really knew how it feels like (to really mean it). Naramdaman ko ‘yan kay Rima nasabi ko, ‘Wow… I wanna grow old with you,’” he shared.

Before Rima came to his life, the actor revealed that he would often ask himself if there was something wrong with him because he the women he loved always left him behind, such as when he and former girlfriend Kristine Hermosa broke up after three years of being together. He shared that as a child, he developed a fear of being left behind by his loved ones .  “Takot akong maiwan, eh. Naiwan ako ng tatay ko, naiwan ako ng nanay ko.” It is because of this experience that Diet resolved that to make every girl he was with to be really into him so that she wouldn’t want to break up with him. “Naging defense mechanism ko ‘yan na dapat mahalin ako ng babae pero na-realize ko, kasi bata ako, eh. ‘Di ko pa alam paano mag-handle ng relationship,” he said.

But all these changed when he met Rima. “When Rima came into my life, that’s the only time I was enlightened sa lahat ng aspeto ng buhay ko. I think meron talagang pinapadala sa ‘yo ang Diyos. ‘Ang hirap mo talagang turuan hindi ka matuto-tuto. Heto, ‘yan si Rima pag ‘di ka pa natuto d’yan, cum laude ‘yan ng La Salle, ewan ko na lang,’” he said with a smile.

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